[RE-wrenches] Load testing Lithium battery bank

[Jerry Shafer]

We use elite batteries with BMS no problems, the BMS sensor does seem to
run warm we are now setting up 4, 100 Ah banks with no problems so far.
Jerry
On Mar 18, 2015 1:52 PM, "Bruce Erickson" <bruce at mendocinosolar.com> wrote:

> If a communication failure with a single cell (not even an actual fault)
> can cause total battery shutdown, does that lead to a lot of nuisance
> tripping?
>
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> On Mar 18, 2015, at 8:57 AM, Larry wrote:
>
>  Hi Jarmo,
>
> I agree and recognize your urgency in making us aware of the proper use
> and charging of Li-ion batteries as well as the dangers of mistreating
> them. As an early adopter myself, I am very cautious in my approach even to
> the point of refusing to sell to some customers. Lithium battery technology
> is in a state of rapid evolution.
>
> Not wanting to harp on the GBS brand that I sell, but one of your points
> goes to prove the safety of their integrated approach. You said, "...all
> it takes is one poor connection or broken temp sensor on one cell." The
> GBS EMS system has cell level sensors for temperature (and other data) and
> each sensor board requires constant communication with the CPU. If the EMS
> fails to communicate any information with any cell, the CPU immediately
> shuts down both safety solenoids, disconnecting the battery. With the non
> integrated systems, failures that don't report information to the
> management system could lead to disaster.
>
> Please keep offering us the knowledge you are gaining as I am a firm
> believer that Lithium technology is a large part of the inevitable
> replacement the aged lead battery.
>
> Larry Crutcher
> Starlight Solar Power Systems
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> On 3/17/15 6:11 PM, Jarmo.Venalainen at schneider-electric.com wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> I may sound like I'm a detractor against using Lion, but that's not it.
>
> What I want to bring to light is that, being as the technology is new, not
> all the issues are known and there are things to learn for all early
> adopters in the foreseeable future.
>
> From what I can gather the framework for the issues lies in that Lion
> technology is based on intercalation, that is, a reversible insertion and
> removal of Li molecules into compounds with microscopically layered
> structures.  This predicates that there must be no chemical reaction in the
> battery, but rather only the shelving of the highly reactive Li ions.  If
> there are any chemical reactions taking place, then in the least the
> battery performance is compromised and in the most there is a thermal event
> or worse
>
> There are some very robust Lion battery packs, a favorite of mine being
> from a local company from Vancouver, (well Richmond, which is a suburb of
> Vancouver).  It's a small company, but they have designed, developed, built
> and successfully approved their 6 kWh Lion pack for use in large car
> ferries in Scandinavia.  The ferries have stacks of these packs in the
> 100's, in the MWh size.  It can be done.
>
> What I'm advocating is that its best to work with companies that have the
> time, interest and resources to work through the wrinkles, and if not, then
> carefully put in reliable and precise BMS circuitry which includes things
> like fail safe circuits for single point failures of critical sensing
> circuits, the foremost of which is cell temperature.  When you're pushing
> large currents, all it takes is one poor connection or broken temp sensor
> on one cell......
>
> Here's a link to the Lion battery pack manufacturer, Corvus,
>
> http://corvus-energy.com/
>
> I know they do a good job, but they're not cheap,.... for now...
>
> JARMO
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